Shameless Request: What is the easiest NP program to go to? Botox Nurse seeks easy NP

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Hello all,

Please help if you can. I am not about to step on any toes out there. I know that many well meaning nurses worked hard for their degrees so they could offer a lot. I offer something superficial, and I apologize in advance. I offer Botox and cosmetic injectables, and I am very good at it. It's really not that easy to do. But anyways, I must convert to being an NP at some point. Oh, how I dread this. I have a background in Labor and Delivery, so I thought I should take the Womens Health Care NP road, but, I was told that getting clinicals on this is very hard. And that the Adult Gerontology was easier. Is this true? If so, please let me in on where? The system does not let me accept PM as of yet, so please, please post. I am so sorry to bother you all and I appreciate this very much!!

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NP programs are easy to get into, but I hear that finding a preceptor is the biggest hurdle and significantly delays graduation

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Specializes in Home Health, Podiatry, Neurology, Case Mgmt.

NP programs easy to get into? Maybe the ones that aren't so good and or will cost you an arm and a leg because they are for-profit schools. You want to be prepared by your school to pass the boards or you won't be able to be an NP! =( There are many online options for NP school. FNP gives your the broadest range though. Is a MSN degree enough or must you have an NP for botox injections?

had a friend in KY tell me that botox / cosmetics field is a HUGE business. good luck with whatever you choose to do though.

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Moved to pre NP forum for more answers. Good luck.

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Specializes in Adult Nurse Practitioner.

Why in the world would you be looking for an "easy" school? You have to pass the national certification exam AND your school has to be accredited!

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OP, you still have to pass boards so find an accredited school. I went to a state college in my area.

"NP programs easy to get into? Maybe the ones that aren't so good and or will cost you an arm and a leg because they are for-profit schools"

Tasha,

I find your comment very funny for someone who was considering going to one of these for-profit schools before you got accepted into Simmons. I could be misinformed, but I believe your school is the one that charges an arm and leg for tuition. To my knowledge, I don't know of any for- profit schools who are charging more than $1246 per credit hour like Simmons. Also, from reading the threads on here, 98% of the people who applied to Simmons got accepted. To be honest, I can careless how much a person spends on college because that's debt they have to pay back or if they are like you, the military. I just thought I would point out the small fact to you about the comment you made.

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[TD]$1,246 per credit hour[/TD]

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[TD]Activity Fee[/TD]

[TD]$100 per semester[/TD]

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**Nursing@Simmons students are not eligible to enroll in the school health insurance plan.

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Specializes in allergy and asthma, urgent care.
OP, you still have to pass boards so find an accredited school. I went to a state college in my area.

"NP programs easy to get into? Maybe the ones that aren't so good and or will cost you an arm and a leg because they are for-profit schools"

Tasha,

I find your comment very funny for someone who was considering going to one of these for-profit schools before you got accepted into Simmons. I could be misinformed, but I believe your school is the one that charges an arm and leg for tuition. To my knowledge, I don't know of any for- profit schools who are charging more than $1246 per credit hour like Simmons. Also, from reading the threads on here, 98% of the people who applied to Simmons got accepted. To be honest, I can careless how much a person spends on college because that's debt they have to pay back or if they are like you, the military. I just thought I would point out the small fact to you about the comment you made.

2014-2015 Nursing@Simmons**

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[TR=bgcolor: #f8f5ee]

[TD]Tuition

[/TD]

[TD]$1,246 per credit hour

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR=class: alt, bgcolor: #fffdf7]

[TD]Activity Fee

[/TD]

[TD]$100 per semester

[/TD]

[/TR]

[/TABLE]

**Nursing@Simmons students are not eligible to enroll in the school health insurance plan.

So that 98% acceptance rate is not actually fact. I called a friend who is on the faculty at Simmons and she told me the acceptance rate is closer to 35%. Simmons is an extremely reputable school, and I just don't want to see a false perception created. Yes, it's expensive, but at least you get a quality education.

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Specializes in Adult Internal Medicine.

I could be misinformed, but I believe your school is the one that charges an arm and leg for tuition.

Also, from reading the threads on here, 98% of the people who applied to Simmons got accepted.

I just thought I would point out the small fact to you about the comment you made.

You are misinformed.

The Simmons online program is new but the brick and mortar program is one of the most reputable NP programs in one of the most rigorous medical centers in the world. The board pass rates and graduate employment rates are stellar. The brick and mortar NP program is as selective as several of the state's medical schools. They still control preceptorships for graduate students.

Where did you get your data on the 98% acceptance rate?

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So that 98% acceptance rate is not actually fact. I called a friend who is on the faculty at Simmons and she told me the acceptance rate is closer to 35%. Simmons is an extremely reputable school, and I just don't want to see a false perception created. Yes, it's expensive, but at least you get a quality education.

BC,

You missed the point I was trying to make with TASHA. If I wanted to get actual facts about the acceptance rate, I would have went to US News to retrieve information. I said from reading the threads on here, it appears most students on the threads who applied to Simmons got accepted. Also, I never stated that Simmons wasn't a reputable school. I know exactly where they stand in rankings. My statement was geared at the arm and leg comment about for-profit schools that was made. I was simply pointing out to her that her school charges more money than any for-profit school I know of. At the end of my comment, I stated I can care less how much anyone pays for school. I was simply commenting on a statement she made about high tuition.

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Specializes in Mental Health.
BC,

I said from reading the threads on here, it appears most students on the threads who applied to Simmons got accepted.

Those who are motivated (and thus have better applications) are more likely to post on such threads, and those who get accepted are more likely to post that they were accepted. This forum does not cater to all applicants, only those who are typically more motivated to get in. This is clearly evidenced by the actual acceptance rate (35%) and your assumed acceptance rate (98%)

Also, I never stated that Simmons wasn't a reputable school. I know exactly where they stand in rankings.

Now you know, but clearly you didn't before since you attempted to lump Simmons in with for-profit schools with high acceptance rates. Simmons is a prestigious private school. Vanderbilt, where I'm going, is also pretty expensive. This doesn't mean we should equate these schools with for-profits like Kaplan, University of Phoenix, Walden, etc. Technically Simmons is private not for-profit.

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Specializes in Home Health, Podiatry, Neurology, Case Mgmt.

I suppose I could have been much more clear on the "arm and a leg" comment! =) I felt that the average "for-profit" schools do not give adequate quality for the price, therefore you spend an "arm and a leg" for subpar education. That is simply my opinion and nothing more. Private schools are expensive period, but I'd gladly pay the tuition I'm paying for the quality of the education I'm receiving. I'd be leary about paying a quarter of what I'm paying to go to a for profit school that doesn't give a crap about my education, makes me hunt down my own preceptors, and offers no student support. I figured that out while researching the schools I found that offered FNP for me. I was dead set at first on South and Maryville as a matter of fact because I hadn't researched enough and grabbed the app for the first school that seemed easiest. It was only after speaking with those NP's on this board, other NP students and colleagues that I changed my mind. To each his own. This is a discussion board, meant for opinions and facts to be shared so whatever.

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I don't have time to argue with anyone on these threads. I was simply making a comment about a post. SO, you guys can continue to pay your arm and leg for your education, it's your business. I paid a reasonable amount for ME at my state school in the swamp. Go Gators!

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